Mount Pleasant East, Toronto

Mount Pleasant East is a low-rise residential area of Toronto, made up mostly of semi-detached and detached houses on tree-lined streets, with a commercial strip along Mount Pleasant Road. Side streets branch off the main road in a mostly gridded pattern. Density is moderate, with houses making up most of the area and a small share of apartment buildings. Most homes sold in the last 24 months were built between 1951 and 1985. That period is reflected in the mix of mid-century and later houses. Of the 261 homes sold in the last 24 months, semi-detached houses made up 45%, detached houses 41% and condo apartments 7%. The typical home had 3 bedrooms. The median sale price over that time was $1,500,000, and the median time on the market was 8 days. There are 21 homes for sale right now. Mount Pleasant station is inside the area. Mount Pleasant Road is the main north-south street, and Eglinton Avenue and Yonge Street are nearby major roads. Bus routes run along the main roads. Subway service on Line 1 and the Line 5 Eglinton crosstown line are close by. The Don Valley Parkway can be reached to the east for drives across the city. Shops and services are concentrated along Mount Pleasant Road and the nearby main streets. They include cafes, grocery stores, restaurants and pharmacies, along with other everyday services. The area has eight parks: Broadway Avenue Parkette, Charlotte Maher Park, Cudmore Creek Park, Glebe Manor Square East, Manor Community Green, Mission Ground Parkette, Mount Pleasant Parkette and Pottery Playground. The Toronto Camera Club is the community centre listed in the area. Two libraries are inside the area: Ankara Library and Toronto Public Library - Mount Pleasant. Three schools are inside the area, all in the Toronto DSB: Hodgson Middle School, Maurice Cody Junior Public School and Northern Secondary School.